Dr. Andrew Weil, MD recommends a 4-7-8 breathing technique that will have you sound asleep in 60 seconds. I read about it more than a year ago in one of those 10 tip columns for a better night’s sleep and have been using it ever since. I swear by it! Watch Dr. Weil explain how to do it on his YouTube video. He recommends practicing it during the day which I never did. I just used it one night when I couldn’t fall asleep and fell asleep before I finished the second sequence. I hope it works as well for you! Check out the comments posted below the video. Some are hilarious!

John and I regularly postpone cleaning our oven. It’s ridiculous that we put it off since all it takes is to lock the oven and push a button. We have a list of excuses. We don’t have the time. We don’t want to take the time. We’re making a pizza this week and the cheese is sure to drip. We don’t want that smell in the house today. We’re just not in the mood.

We even know that the longer we wait, the dirtier the bottom of the oven is. The racks will need to be cleaned thoroughly. The whole process will take more time. The house will smell worse when we finally get to it. But still, we put it off.

Moral of the story. We all have tasks we avoid both at home and on the job. Remember that postponing something will usually create more work, take more time, and make quite a stink.

Nothing tastes better on a hot summer day than Triple Berry Crisp served with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. My recipe calls for blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries sweetened with sugar and covered with a buttery, oatmeal and brown sugar topping. Enjoy!